Grant Services

“This was my first NIH grant submission and I was totally unrealistic with my personal timeline. Debbie [Sanabria] always does a great job helping get everything together and keeping all the versions of forms in order.”

The Center for Women’s Health Research is here to provide services to women’s health researchers through all phases of project development, regardless of home department. Services CWHR can coordinate include:

The Department of ObGyn supports Center assistance for projects at this level through a yearly contribution to the Center. If you are outside the Department of ObGyn, please contact the Center to determine how we will work together.

Salary support highly variable; physician time may be minimally covered but much is in-kind

Minimum of 28% (non-negotiable)

Assistance CWHR can offer

Assistance for clinical trials is available through the CWHR. Industry sponsored and initiated clinical trials have a unique process to follow. Please see the Industry Sponsored Trials page for details. Please discuss with your Division Director or equivalent, then complete the Clinical Trial Support Request Form to kick off the process.

Navigating the Office of Clinical Trials approval process

IRB submissions

Evaluating protocols and recruitment potential

Establishing cost of protocol

Budget negotiations

Sponsor and study vetting

Recruitment and enrollment tracking

Monitoring financial health of trials.

Through trial and evaluation, CWHR has created solid processes to guide principal investigators through the pre-award and post-award phases. These methods allow us to provide reliable services with just enough room for customization depending on the project. We have also developed a PI Portal for investigators and their support personnel dedicated to answering common questions such as cash advance, ordering, travel, etc. processes and form, as well as available university resources. And if you find a better method or have suggestions we’re happy to learn from you!